Darius helps select new guards for the Five Star caravan, and a fun trip to the suq comes to a sudden, chaotic end.
Human beings are constantly engaged in internal battles. According to Robert Greene in his book The 33 Strategies of War, humans have a continuous battle within...
A troubled Darius is comforted by Ahmed, confronts a prince, and meets a pair of fearsome Kurdish mercenaries.
The most dangerous religious deepfake may not look strange at all. It may show a scholar we have listened to for twenty years sitting in a...
Journeying into the poorest neighborhood in Herat, Darius comes face to face with tragedy and makes a new friend.
A dinner and a duel in the Persian citadel bring Darius face to face with wealth, power, and an opportunity beyond anything he ever imagined.
Darius awakens to discover the guards have been betting on him; Weili makes a plea; and Longwei reveals a frightening secret.
